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[270] Preliminary survey on completion, Court of Common Pleas, 15-22 March 1826
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 53/5/12v
Purpose
[270] Preliminary survey on completion, Court of Common Pleas, 15-22 March 1826
Aspect
Sections through the main floor of the Court of Common Pleas, with furnishings and gallery, as executed
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
Common Pleas - / Long Section / Cross Section. / A[_]cle / books / door / Drawer / Flap (x 2) / Judges Seat / Jury Box / table / Tribunal / Witness Box dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 15/03/1826-22/03/1826
March 1826
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, on wove paper (260 x 184)
Hand
Stephen Burchell (1806 - c.1843), draughtsman
The Day Book entries for the period from 15 March - 22 March 1826 inclusive note six entries when Stephen Burchell was making sketches of the New Law Courts at Westminster.
The Day Book entries for the period from 15 March - 22 March 1826 inclusive note six entries when Stephen Burchell was making sketches of the New Law Courts at Westminster.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation.
This catalogue of Soane’s designs for the New Law Courts was generously funded by The Worshipful Company of Mercers and The Pilgrim Trust.
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk